Category: BRT TRIP BLOG

This blog contains information about previous trips logged by Big Rig Steve in his truck. All trips posted here are completed but up to date so that confidential information about the current load is not given.

BRT Trip Blog for Friday: June 18, 2021

Pickup Date: 06/18/2021
Loading Location: Rockingham, North Carolina
TYPE: Live Load
On Site Time: One Hour
Delivery Date: 06/18/2021
Unloading Location: Decatur, Georgia
TYPE: Live Load
On-Site Time: 45 Minutes
Trailer Temperature: Fahrenheit/Celsius: Reefer Off.
Cargo Weight: Pounds/Kilograms: 43,783 Lbs. / Kg.
Cargo Hauled: Swanson Broths
Approximate Mileages: Miles/Kilometers
Empty: 53/85
Loaded: 314/505
Weather at Pick-up Location: Sunny, Temperature 84 Degrees F, 29 Degrees C.
Weather at Drop-off Location: Broken Clouds, Temperature 77 Degrees F, 25 Degrees C.
Average Miles Per Gallon/Kilometers Per Liter on this trip: 7.7 MPG/ 3.27 KPL.
Additional Notes: Same day pick-up and drop. In yard for another driver.

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BRT Trip Blog ‘B’ for Friday: June 11, 2021

Pickup Date: 06/11/2021
Loading Location: Appleton, Wisconsin
TYPE: Live Load
On Site Time: Seven Hours!
Delivery Date: 06/15/2021
Unloading Location: Olney, Illinois
TYPE: Live Unload
On-Site Time: One Hour
Trailer Temperature: Fahrenheit/Celsius: -10 Degrees F. / -23 Degrees C.
Cargo Weight: Pounds/Kilograms: 34,053 Lbs. / 15,446 Kg.
Cargo Hauled: DiGiorno Pizzas
Approximate Mileages: Miles/Kilometers
Empty: 208/335
Loaded: 446/718
Weather at Pick-up Location: Partly Cloudy, Temperature 84 Degrees F, 29 Degrees C.
Weather at Drop-off Location: Few Puffy Clouds, Temperature 87 Degrees F, 30 Degrees C.
Average Miles Per Gallon/Kilometers Per Liter on this trip: 8.5 MPG/ 3.6 KPL.
Additional Notes: Missed appointments caused delivery delays and rescheduled.

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BRT Trip Blog for Tuesday: June 15, 2021

Pickup Date: 06/15/2021
Loading Location: Sikeston, Missouri
TYPE: Pre-Loaded Trailer
On Site Time: 45 Minutes
Delivery Date: 06/17/2021
Unloading Location: Pageland, South Carolina
TYPE: Drop and Hook
On-Site Time: 45 Minutes
Trailer Temperature: Fahrenheit/Celsius: -15 Degrees F. / -26 Degrees C.
Cargo Weight: Pounds/Kilograms: 26,042 Lbs. / 11,812 Kg.
Cargo Hauled: Cheesecake
Approximate Mileages: Miles/Kilometers
Empty: 196/315
Loaded: 654/1052
Weather at Pick-up Location: Sunny, Temperature 86 Degrees F, 30 Degrees C.
Weather at Drop-off Location: Sunny, Temperature 84 Degrees F, 29 Degrees C.
Average Miles Per Gallon/Kilometers Per Liter on this trip: 8.4 MPG / 3.5 KPL.
Additional Notes:

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BRT Trip Blog ‘A’ for Friday: June 11, 2021
  • Pickup Date: 06/11/2021
    • Loading Location: Gary, Indiana
    • TYPE: Pre-Loaded Trailer
    • On Site Time: 20 Minutes
  • Delivery Date: 06/11/2021
    • Unloading Location: Bolingbrook, Illinois
    • TYPE: Live Unload
    • On-Site Time: Three Hours
  • Trailer Temperature: Fahrenheit/Celsius 34 Degrees F. / One Degree C.
  • Cargo Weight: Pounds/Kilograms 42,274 Lbs. / 19,175 Kg.
  • Cargo Hauled: Cream Cheese.
  • Approximate Mileages: Miles/Kilometers
    • Empty: 109/175
    • Loaded: 53/85
  • Weather at Pick-up Location: Mostly Cloudy, Temperature 87 Degrees F, 30 Degrees C.
  • Weather at Drop-off Location: : Clouds and Humid, Temperature 87 Degrees F, 30 Degrees C.
  • Average Miles Per Gallon/Kilometers Per Liter on this trip: 9.4 MPG/ 4 KPL.
  • Additional Notes: This will be the first of two trips planned for today.
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